Nation & World Two strong solar storms hit Earth on schedule An earlier storm hit late Thursday. “The second of the expected coronal mass ejections (CMEs) has arrived, and arrived in… September 12, 2014
Nation & World Nation & World Briefs NEW YORK – Newspaper company Digital First Media said Friday that it is exploring strategic options, which could include a… September 12, 2014
Nation & World U.S. retail sales rise in August on auto purchases A shopper looks at clothes at a J.C. Penney store in New York. Retail sales were up 0.6 percent in… September 12, 2014
Nation & World Can Obama wage war without consent of Congress? Some lawmakers and legal experts are questioning whether President Barack Obama has the legal authority to approve airstrikes on the… September 12, 2014
Nation & World Report: U.S. deportations falling to seven-year low According to an analysis of Homeland Security Department figures by The Associated Press, the federal agency responsible for deportations sent… September 11, 2014
Nation & World Scottish banks issue warning before vote Bankers say they’ll move if independence is approved September 11, 2014
Nation & World Asian nations beefing up militaries Countries seek to counter growing threat from China September 11, 2014
Nation & World Nation Briefs OMAHA, Neb. – An American aid worker infected with Ebola has been given blood from a fellow doctor who battled… September 11, 2014
Nation & World World Briefs SANTIAGO, Chile – President Michelle Bachelet marked Thursday’s anniversary of the 1973 military coup that toppled Marxist President Salvador Allende… September 11, 2014
Nation & World Putin vows military buildup Putin cited the United States’ continued development of a missile defense system in Europe and Alaska as a major threat… September 10, 2014
Nation & World Nation Brief WASHINGTON – An extreme solar flare is blasting its way to Earth and could mess up some power grids, satellites… September 10, 2014
Nation & World Terror threat has changed since Sept. 11 Al-Qaeda has been been weakened, but its offshoots pose new danger September 10, 2014
Nation & World Obama orders strikes on Syria 500 more troops to advise Iraqi security forces September 9, 2014
Nation & World Ferguson reforms met with rancor at city meeting Henry Logan is screened as he enters Greater Grace Church before the start of Tuesday’s Ferguson City Council meeting in… September 9, 2014
Nation & World World Briefs DAKAR, Senegal – A surge in Ebola infections in Liberia is driving a spiraling outbreak in West Africa that is… September 9, 2014
Nation & World Gaza donations still lagging Palestinian official says nations want Hamas out September 9, 2014
Nation & World Is it time to settle gay-marriage issue? court expected to decide matter soon September 9, 2014
Nation & World Nation Briefs WASHINGTON – The White House says President Barack Obama has told congressional leaders he has the authority he needs to… September 9, 2014
Nation & World Apple stock falls after announcements Apple’s stock was volatile — and shares ended lower — as investors decided the news didn’t match-up with the sky-high… September 9, 2014
Nation & World Terror plotter Padilla gets new 21-year sentence Jose Padilla, center, is escorted to a waiting police vehicle by federal marshals near downtown Miami. Padilla was arrested by… September 9, 2014
Nation & World Congress considers review of police military gear Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson walks among people protesting the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo.… September 9, 2014
Nation & World Arab League agrees to combat Islamic State group Egyptian bodyguards flank Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby, second left, upon his arrival at the league’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt,… September 8, 2014